“Mission 2016: The art of digital transformation“ – under this motto, CEOs and young executives of German industry are meeting at the Handelsblatt Business Salon in July. etventure is the official partner of the exclusive event. Philipp Depiereux, Founder and CEO of etventure also belongs to the circle of speakers.

Digitization is leading to a radical structural change in nearly all sectors and areas of business. In addition, this mega trend is not only affecting todays business leaders. The executives of the future are also going to face great challenges as a result of the digital transformation. What is the digital future going to bring and how can companies prepare for it? What type of skills are expected from future leaders? These and other questions are to be discussed in a small circle of eminent representatives from German industry during the Handelsblatt Conference Next Level C-Suite. etventure is the official partner of the two-day event and will act as the host during the evening dinner.

The event is designed to be future workshop during which young executives from trade and industry as well as current and former Boards of Directors and trend researchers and visionaries provide food for thought. Experiences will be exchanged, networks formed and future challenges debated in management workshops by the approximately 50 participants. Philipp Depiereux will also act as speaker and talk about how to develop digital business models. The central thing in this case: Top management must be involved in digitization. Digital transformation is only achievable if the CEO or the Board of Directors drive the processes. Furthermore, products and services must offer the user true added value, be developed and brought to the market quickly.

The circle of speakers also includes, among others, Charles-Edourd Bouée, CEO of Roland Berger, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle, former Chairman of the Board of Linde AG and Founder of Visioning, as well as Christoph Krachten, YouTube entrepreneur from the very beginning and CEO of VideoDays. The founders of the series of events are Prof. Dr. Dr. Ann-Kristin Achtleitner from the Chair for Entrepreneurial Financial of TU Munich, Prof. Dr. h.c. Roland Berger, Founder and member of the Board of Directors of the advisory consultant of the same name, and Gabor Steingart, Publisher of the Handelsblatt.

The Handelsblatt Conference Next Level C-Suite will take place in Schlosshotel Grunewald in Berlin on July 6 and 7, 2016. Further information on the event can be found on the related website. Registrations are already open there.